Open AccessPatient-centered family meetings in palliative care: a quality improvement project to explore a new model of family meetings with patients and families at the end of life
Author(s) -
Christine Sanderson,
Philippa Cahill,
Jane Phillips,
Margaret Johnson,
Elizabeth Lobb
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2017.08.11
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , quality management , end of life care , nursing , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , operations management , management system , philosophy , epistemology , economics
Family meetings in palliative care can enhance communication with family members and identify unmet needs. However, the patient's voice may not be heard.
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